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Serious unclassified road crash in Bedford MK41 on 17 December 2000 at 16:17 involving a Peugeot 205

A Peugeot 205 and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Bedford at 16:17 on Sunday 17 December 2000. There were four casualties: three people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Dec 2000
Sunday, 16:17
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 205 and Ford Sierra
Casualties
4
3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.15865, longitude -0.43578, in the MK41 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bedford.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000400B03895
Council area
Bedford
Police force
Bedfordshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 November 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    12 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 205)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 205)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 205)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2000400B03895 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bedford road accident statistics for 2000.